Nova's foreign teachers demand payment of wages in arrears

Nova's foreign teachers demand payment of wages in arrears

OSAKA, Japan - Representatives of a labor union of the scandal-ridden English-language school Nova Corp. file a petition with the labor standards supervision office in Osaka on Sept. 27 to force the Osaka-based company to pay wages in arrears to its foreign teachers. (Kyodo)

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